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I feel so sorry that this happened to you.
My legal studies (note: still a student) tell me that email correspondences that amount to an agreement between two parties ,with an objectively identifiable intention to be legally bound, are no less a contract than one single formal document that actually says “Agreement”. Theoretically, that’s the case even with oral contracts. I’m not sure how American (common) law differs from English or Hong Kong law, but on something as fundamental as this, I guess the rules aren’t much different.
That said, there could still be complicated issues in evidence like you suggested, especially for oral contracts. Also it’d probably be not worth the time, money and effort to actually sue the breaching party for a gig payment. That’s probably why people act so irresponsibly – they bet you’re not going to spend the time and money chasing after them so they could get away with it.
Hope we’ll all have more responsible (at least, legally) clients!
There was a contemporary piece played in my orchestra 2 years ago, where the harp had to play a whole lot of 5 (on the left hand) against 3. Probably half a page, at least. I might have appeared a bit too overjoyed to learn that I’d be playing the piano part instead. But so far my encounters with contemporary orchestral music harp parts have never ended up favourably.
While being an amateur, I just keep in mind that no matter how amateurish I am, I’m still more educated in the harp than everyone else in the room (because they typically know nothing). Even harp parts can be unsightreadable, much less piano parts. Don’t blame yourself 🙂
Hisaishi mainly composed for Japanese animation films, like Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away. He also composed for Departures. I think his music is most commonly performed in orchestral setting, but when you asked, I did find a harp version of one of his pieces – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3xlzluUy1U ! Personally I enjoy many of his tunes, hope you’ll like them as well.
I’m trying to learn the Faure Impromptu on my own (purely for my own enjoyment), and I’m also glad to have some Joe Hisaishi music to play for Christmas! I’m expecting quite a few choral and orchestral pieces soon, including Vaughan WIlliams’ Serenade to Music and some Rutter for a late January concert. I just don’t feel comfortable not having received the parts yet.
My teacher used to make me practise the pedally parts with only pedals, then with one hand, before moving on to both hands.
I would say try recording and listening to yourself playing the 2nd movement. Sometimes the speed you feel most comfortable playing in is not the one you find listening to.
Really can’t agree more. I’ve had a very similar experience with his “Feel the Spirit”. The pedal markings were mostly right, and you thought “Good! They got everything,” but inevitably there were wrong/missing markings here and there that messed things up. I’d really wish they just left everything blank. To make it worse a previous harpist just wrote every marking between the staves when the original ones were right below – in awful handwriting. It’s not like I hate reading how others write markings, but at least write legibly. So I ended making a copy for myself and did my work there.
Jerusha, we’re supposed to be in late winter here now, actually.
Kreig, I understand your pain. The first two movements are particularly messy. This happens quite frequently in band repertoire, at least from my experience. They write in part of the pedal changes and make us feel like it’s the whole story. I appreciate that they try, but most of the time I wish they’d just leave it to us.
It feels somewhat strange replying to a “winter” thread for it feels totally like summer here… Anyway. I’m working on my ATCL programme now, the Paganini Variations and Children’s Hour Suite still needs some hard work.
I also have a few orchestral parts to work on, Debussy’s Nocturnes, Chaminade’s Flute Concertino as well as the Flying Dutchman, which I still dread. Another orchestra I’m in seems to be starting Mahler 5 and Scheherazade this week, but it’s not going to be performed, so no pressure.
I’ve done the Star Wars Trilogy before – it’s mostly a nice part, especially the slower movements like Yoda. But I recall the glissandi hurt my fingers so badly I had to bring my picks for the performance.
